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Edinburg Office - Health Affairs Building West - EHABW 2.230
Brownsville Office - Biomedical Research and Health Building - BBRHB 2.101
Email: cohpinfo@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-665-2291 (Edinburg campus)
Phone Alt: 956-882-5000 (Brownsville campus)
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Committees

The College of Health Professions has assembled faculty from all our schools and departments to create Committees to discuss the affairs of the College. The committees meet regularly to discuss issues that affect the University and our college in order to run a more effective and efficient College.

The College of Health Professions standing committees 2021-2022 and 2022-2023:

  • Faculty Evaluation Committee
  • Assessment Committee
  • Student Recruitment Committee
  • Scholarship and Recognition Committee
  • Research Committee
  • Graduate Curriculum Committee
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  • Student Appeals Committee
  • Inter Professional Education Committee
  • Strategic Plan Committee
  • Innovations in Teaching Committee
  • CoHP Leadership Council
  • College Event/Awards Committee

 

Faculty Evaluation Committee

  • Committee Chair - Murat Karabulut
  • SRSC Member - AR/Promotion nonTT: Cameron Ortega AR/TT/Promotion for TT faculty: Veroinca Umeasiegbu - (Appointment Expires 2023)
  • COMD Member - Teri Mata-Pistokache - (Appointment expires 2022); Srikanta Mishra - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HABS Member - Masoud Zarei - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • HHP Member - Murat Karbulut - (Appointment expires 2022) JungIl-Oh - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • OT Member - N/A
  • PA Member - N/A
  • Ex-officio Member - Christopher Ledingham

 

Assessment Committee

  • Committee Chair - Eva Anger
  • SRSC Member - Eluturio (JR) Blanco - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • COMD Member - SriKanta Mishra - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HABS Member - Kim Garcia - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • HHP Member - Gavino Garza - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Eva-Maria Anger - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • PA Member - Julie Garca Castillo - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • Ex-officio Member - Zelma Mata

 

Student Recruitment Committee

  • Committee Chair - Thelma Ochoa
  • SRSC Member - Blanca Robles - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • COMD Member - Elizabeth Olatunbosum - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HABS Member - Upal Roy - (Appointment expires 2023)
  • HHP Member - Ivan Figueroa - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • OT Member - Jack Ruelas - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • PA Member - Lisa Lomgoria - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • Ex-officio Member - Christopher Ledingham & Lin Wang

 

Scholarship and Recognition Committee

  • Committee Chair - Kendra Stine
  • SRSC Member - Rommel Johnson - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • COMD Member - Keri Gonzalez - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • HABS Member - Hugo Rodriguez - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • HHP Member - Kendra Stine - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Jack Ruelas - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • PA Member - Chris Dennett - Lisa Lomgoria - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang

 

Research Committee

  • Committee Chair - Tracia Forman
  • SRSC Member - Jeong Kim - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • COMD Member - Ruth Crutchfield - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • HABS Member - Tracia Forman - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HHP Member - Ryan Russel - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - John Luna - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • PA Member -Paul Yeh - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • Ex-officio Member - Michael Lehker

 

Graduate Curriculum Committee

  • Committee Chair - Jameela Banu
  • SRSC Member - Elizabeth Palacios - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • COMD Member - Ruth Crutchfield - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HABS Member - Jameela Banu - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • HHP Member - Zasha Romero - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Roel Garcia - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • PA Member - Lisa Kuhn - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang
  • 2022-2023 Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates

 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Committee Chair - Russell Armstrong
  • SRSC Member - Russell Armstrong - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • COMD Member - Sonya Salinas - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HABS Member - Andrea Schwarzbach - (Appointment expires Aug. 2023)
  • HHP Member - Ulku Karabulut - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • OT Member - N/A
  • PA Member - N/A
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang
  • 2022-2023 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates

 

Student Appeals Committee

  • Committee Chair - Jessica Stewart
  • SRSC Member - Saara Grizzell - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • COMD Member - Jessica Stewart - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HABS Member - Ava Miller - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HHP Member - Kendra Stine - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Roel Garcia - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • PA Member - Audrey Jones - (Appointment expires Aug. 2022)
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang

 

Inter Professional Education

  • Committee Chair - Lily Puente
  • SRSC Member - Jeong Kim - (Appointment expires May 31, 2023)
  • COMD Member - Lily Garza - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HABS Member - Kim Garcia - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HHP Member - Guillermo Perez - (Appointment expries Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Eva Anger - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • PA Member - Diana Paz - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • Dean Appointment - Doreen Garza (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang & Lydia Aguilera

 

Strategic Plan

  • Committee Chair - Michael Lehker
  • SRSC Member - Rene Gonzalez
  • COMD Member - Donald Fuller
  • HABS Member - Sue Anne Chew & Lisa Salinas
  • HHP Member - Kendra Stine
  • OT Member - John Luna
  • PA Member - Julie Garza Castillo
  • Dean Appointment - Doreen Garza
  • Ex-officio Member - Christopher Ledingham

 

Innovations in Teaching

  • Committee Chair - Janet Martinez
  • SRSC Member - Cameron Ortega - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • COMD Member - Sandy Magallan - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • HABS Member - Lorena Lopez - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • HHP Member - Janet Martinez - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • OT Member - Roel Garcia - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • PA Member - Julia Ann Garza - (Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • Dean Appointment - Doreen Garza
  • Ex-officio Member - Lin Wang

 

CoHP Leadership Council

  • Committee Chair - Michael Lehker
  • SRSC Member - Bruce Reed; Fidencio Mercado; Eluterio Blanco; Elizabeth Palacios; Sandra Hansmann
  • COMD Member - Donald Fuller; Sonya Salinas; Brian Cheslick
  • HABS Member -Saraswathy Nair; Kim Garcia; Jamela Banu; Rachel Villarreal; Danilla Gil
  • HHP Member - Zelma Mata; Maria Trinidad; Murat Karablulut; Kenra Stine; Jeannean Ryman; Gavino Garza; Zasha Romero;
  • OT Member - Shirley Wells; John Luna
  • PA Member - Frank Ambriz; Lisa Kuhn
  • Dean Appointment - Doreen Garza; David Salazar; Sandra Guajardo; Christopher Ledingham; Lin Wang; Lydia Aguilera

 

College Event/Awards Committee

  • Committee Chair - Keri Gonzales
  • SRSC Member - Saara Grizzell - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • COMD Member - Keri Gonzalez - (Appointment expires August 2023)
  • HABS Member - Suad Ghaddar - (Appointment Expires August 2023)
  • HHP Member - Maria Trinidad - (Appointment expires Aug 2022)
  • OT Member - Thelma Ochoa -(Appointment expires Aug 2023)
  • PA Member - Susan Simmons - (Appointment Expires 2022)
  • Dean Appointment - Doreen Garza
  • Ex-officio Member - Christopher Ledingham & Lydia Aguilera
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